Fall always sparks my creativity.
It is my favorite season and I am definitely happiest in fall.
To me, autumn is a time of nesting and getting the home prepared for the long winter ahead. Must be my grandmothers farmer genes running through me.
Anyway, as I was home with Baby Monkey today, while we snuggled watching the Disney Channel, I pulled out my knitting needles and started knitting Monkey Girl a scarf for Christmas. I made one for my Mom last year and Monkey Girl was envious. So, I found some neat rainbow yarn and decided to knit one for her this year. However, I just never started it. So, today, I began.
Monkey Girl is a creative little monkey, herself. Last year, while I was making a lap quilt for my Mother (I did a lot of homemade gifts last year), Monkey Girl created a quilt for her American Girl doll.
I think she did a GREAT job! I was really proud of her.
She’s also sewn her own pincushion and a pillow for her doll to go with the quilt. This summer she started a quilt for herself. She hasn’t picked it up in awhile, but I guarantee that tonight when I start working on a project of my own (can’t say what…that person might read this blog) that she’ll ask to get it out and start working on it again.
Monkey girl has also made her own greeting cards from a kit she bought awhile ago.
Here are a few:
She has long since paid herself back for the kit and still has cards to sell. She wants to set up a card stand at the end of the driveway one of these weekends. Fine with me. My little entrepreneur.
So, I’ve definitely got the autumn nesting, crafty bug. Although I miss her like crazy when she goes to bed, I can’t wait until she goes to sleep so I can keep knitting. I don’t care if I look like a granny, sitting and knitting while I watch tv. It’s one of life’s simple pleasures for me.
